Palmyra Deir Ezzor Highway - 2017 ().

A series of seperate assaults from both sides with the SAA taking Kobajeb and Sholah on the Deir Ezzor Highway from ISIS and ISIS other strategic points in Sukhnah, south of Hayl Zubaya and Humaymah.

Its an interesting scenario because while the main focus is on Deir Ezzor, there are clearly supply lines and exposed front lines. Essentially the war is like a leap from city to city with the open terrain inbetween being difficult to control because theres nothing there. Plus it highlights the use of resources which is key to any battle. Its easy to wonder why they dont keep a solid line everywhere, but neither side probably really has the manpower. I have kept the units low and in thoery, as a hex game you could run all over the place, but I think its clear that the Syrian Army just need to keep the roads open and ISIS want to harras them. Lots of space and not a lot of units.